JohnByron, 1st Baron Byron of Rochdale was born circa 1599.1 He was the son of SirJohnByron and AnneMolyneux.3 He married, firstly, Hon.CeciliaWest, daughter of ThomasWest, 3rd Baron Delaware and CecilyShirley, after 1629.1 He married, secondly, Hon.EleanorNeedham, daughter of RobertNeedham, 2nd Viscount Kilmorey and EleanorDutton, in 1644.1 He died in August 1652, without issue.1 He sold Ancoats to AnthonyMoseley.3 He matriculated at Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, EnglandG, in 1615.4 He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, EnglandG, in 1618 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)4 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Nottingham from 1624 to 1625.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Nottingham in 1626.1 He was appointed Knight, Order of the Bath (K.B.) in February 1625/26.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Nottinghamshire from 1628 to 1629.1 He held the office of High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire from 1634 to 1635.1 He held the office of Gentleman of the Bedchamber.1 He held the office of Lieutenant of the Tower of London in 1641.1 He fought in the Battle of Edgehill in 1642, where he commanded the Royalist reserve.1 He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Laws (D.C.L.) by Oxford Terrace, Paddington, London, EnglandG, on 1 November 1642.5 He was created 1st Baron Byron of Rochdale, co. Lancaster [England] on 24 October 1643, with a special remainder to each of his brothers.1 He gained the rank of Field Marshal in the Royalist forces of Cheshire, Shropshire, Worcestershire and North Wales.1 He was Governor to James, Duke of York between 1646 and 1652, |later King James II.1 He held the office of Governor of Chester before February 1645/46, until its capture by Parliamentarian forces.1 In June 1646 he capitulated to the Parliamentarians as the Royalist commander of Carnarvon Castle.1 He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.6

[S2] Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 128. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.

RobertNeedham, 1st Viscount Kilmorey was the son of RobertNeedham and FrancesAston.3 He married, fourthly, DorothySmith, daughter of AmbroseSmith.3 He married, thirdly, CatherineRobinson, daughter of JohnRobinson.3 He married, firstly, JaneLacy, daughter of JohnLacy, circa 10 August 1586.3 He married, secondly, AnneDoyley before 14 October 1594.3 He died circa November 1631.3 He was buried on 26 November 1631.3 He was educated at Inner Temple, London, EnglandG.3 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Shropshire from 1592 to 1593.3 He was appointed Knight in 1594.3 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Shropshire between 1604 and 1611.3 He held the office of High Sheriff of Shropshire in 1606.3 He was member of the Council of Wales in 1617.3 He was created 1st Viscount Kilmorey, in Queen's Co. [Ireland] on 8 April 1625.3

ErnestCable, 1st and last Baron Cable was born on 1 December 1859 at Calcutta, IndiaG.1 He was the son of George HebberdCable and Emily MariaPickersgill.1 He married Lilian SarahSparkes, daughter of Weston JosephSparkes and ElizaSheppard, on 10 October 1888.1 He died on 28 March 1927 at age 67 at London, EnglandG, without surviving male issue.1 He was buried on 31 March 1927 at Ideford, Devon, EnglandG.1 He was educated at Calcutta University, Calcutta, IndiaG.1 He was a senior partner with Bird & Company.1 He held the office of Member of the Viceroy's Council between 1903 and 1905.1 He held the office of Sheriff of Calcutta in 1905.1 He was appointed Knight Bachelor in 1906.1 He held the office of High Sheriff of Devon in 1916.1 He was a director of the Western Assurance Company.1 He was a director of the Tanganyika Development Company.1 He was a director of the British America Assurance Company.1 He was created 1st Baron Cable, of Ideford, co. Devon [U.K.] on 17 January 1921.1 His Times obituary stated that "his career was one of remarkable business success as an East India Merchant; he made notable contributions to the industrial development of India, and played a useful part in her public life."1 On his death, his barony became extinct.1